NASA Invites Media On "A Journey To Mars" After Announcing The Discovery Of Evidence Of Flowing Water There

by Benson Agoha | Space Science

Latest NASA reports say it has confirmed evidence that water flows on Mars. An accompanying video simulates the view from a flyby craft. Marks apparently made by the massive flows are visible.

* Simulation of marks left by suspected flowing water on Mars.
(Credit: NASA)

But no doubt, may questions remain to be answered. To give the media the opportunity to ask questions about the discovery and other potential issues, NASA has announced an invitation to the media for Thursday October 1, where scientists, engineers and former astronauts, as well as cast members from the movie “The Martian” will participate in a panel session.

NASA said the "Journey to Mars" session will media to ask questions and explore and take photo from the platform where it hopes to launch a human mission to the red planet.

Panelists available for interviews at the event will include Jim Green, director, Planetary Science, NASA Headquarters; Bob Cabana, director, NASA Kennedy Space Center; Nicole Stott, retired NASA; astronaut; Mackenzie Davis, actor, “The Martian”; Chiwetel Ejiofor, actor, “The Martian".

NASA said `The “So You Want to be a Martian” event will include an interactive element with a question and answer session with students throughout the country via NASA’s Digital Learning Network. Local area students also will be in the audience.'

At the conclusion of the panel session, media will have the opportunity to conduct interviews with various panel members.

So NASA has discovered evidence of water from Mars.. But considering its distance and the discovery of earth 2.0, how many of the initial volunteers are still willing to how many of the initial volunteers are still willing to go there, when Earth 2.0 is nearer and more like earth?

This is the animation video of Site of Seasonal Flows in Hale Crater, Mars, according to NASA. This video has already been viewed more than 800,000 times within the past 24 hours.

But being an animation, it is not an actual water and weather this will be discovered remains to be seen, because Mars hovers between extreme cold and extreme warm weathers, NASA has not explained how the water forms and disappears.